What We Do Best

Honestly, designing homes is about listening more than drawing. We've worked on everything from compact urban townhouses to sprawling family estates, and the best projects always start with understanding how you move through your day.

We'll help you figure out what actually matters - maybe it's natural light in your kitchen, or a quiet corner office, or making sure there's room for everyone when the whole family visits. Not just what looks good in a magazine.

• Custom home design that fits your lifestyle
• Renovation planning for older homes
• Multi-family residential projects
• Energy-efficient home solutions

"We just finished a project in Cabbagetown where the clients wanted to keep the Victorian charm but make it work for modern family life. Ended up being one of our favorite builds."

Commercial projects are tricky because they need to work on multiple levels - yeah, they gotta look good, but they also need to function efficiently, meet codes, and ideally not break the bank on operating costs.

We've done retail spaces, office buildings, mixed-use developments... each one taught us something new. The key is balancing what you need today with flexibility for tomorrow, because businesses change.

• Office and workspace design
• Retail and hospitality projects
• Mixed-use developments
• Adaptive reuse for commercial spaces

"There's this cafe we designed in Liberty Village - used to be a warehouse. Owner wanted to keep the industrial feel but make it warm. Three years later, it's still packed every morning."

This is where we get really passionate. Toronto's got incredible architectural heritage, and too much of it's been lost already. When someone trusts us with a heritage building, we take that seriously.

It's detective work as much as architecture - figuring out original construction methods, tracking down period-appropriate materials, working with strict heritage guidelines. But man, when you see a 120-year-old building come back to life? That's why we do this.

• Historical research and documentation
• Facade restoration and preservation
• Interior modernization within heritage guidelines
• Heritage designation applications

"We restored this 1890s bank building on King Street last year. Found the original vault door buried behind drywall. Now it's the coolest feature in a law firm's office."

Let's be real - "sustainable" has become a buzzword that doesn't always mean much. We're talking about actual, measurable improvements: lower energy bills, better air quality, materials that last, systems that make sense.

Sometimes it's big moves like geothermal heating or solar panels. Other times it's smarter stuff like proper window placement or choosing materials that don't off-gas. We'll help you figure out what's worth the investment for your specific project.

• Energy efficiency analysis and improvements
• Green building certification (LEED, Passive House)
• Renewable energy integration
• Sustainable material selection

"Had a client who wanted to go 'all in' on green tech. We ran the numbers and showed them that better insulation and smart window placement would save more money than some of the flashy stuff. They appreciated the honesty."

Urban planning is where individual buildings start thinking about their neighbors. It's about creating spaces where people actually want to spend time - streets you'd walk down, parks you'd visit, developments that add something to the community instead of just taking up space.

We work with developers, community groups, and city planners to shape projects that fit into Toronto's fabric. Takes patience, lots of meetings, and a willingness to listen to what the neighborhood actually needs.

• Master planning for developments
• Community consultation and engagement
• Transit-oriented development
• Public space and park design

"Working on a mixed-use project near the waterfront right now. Took us six months just to understand what the community wanted. But now we're designing something they're actually excited about."

Toronto real estate isn't cheap, so wasting space is basically wasting money. We get into the nitty-gritty of how spaces flow, where light falls, how people actually move through rooms. Sometimes moving one wall changes everything.

It's not just about cramming more stuff in - it's about making spaces feel bigger and work better. We've turned cramped condos into surprisingly spacious homes and awkward office layouts into places where people actually collaborate.

• Space planning and flow analysis
• Custom built-in solutions
• Lighting and acoustics design
• Multi-functional space design

"Did a condo reno last year where we moved exactly two walls and added some clever storage. Client swears the place feels twice as big now. Sometimes that's all it takes."